When Aimee Stephens went to work as an openly-transgender woman — a gutsy but liberating decision to reveal her true self — she lost her job. The Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider whether Stephens and thousands of transgender Americans are protected from employment discrimination under the Title
When Aimee Stephens went to work as an openly-transgender woman — a gutsy but liberating decision to reveal her true self — she lost her job.
The funeral home says Stephens was fired for not complying with the dress code for men, even though she was dressed professionally as a woman. "Treating all transgender persons less favorably than non-transgender persons does not violate that rule," Francisco wrote. In 2013, after Bostock joined a gay softball league in Atlanta, publicly revealing his sexual orientation, he was suddenly subjected to an audit and accused of mismanagement of state funds after a decade of exemplary service. His employer, Clayton County, later dismissed him for"conduct unbecoming of a county employee."
An estimated 11 million Americans -- or 4.5% -- identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to the Williams Institute. Nearly 90% are employed. "The plaintiffs' best hope is to suggest to the Chief Justice [John Roberts] and Justice Brett Kavanaugh that they are going to be on the wrong side of history on this question," he said."But it is unquestionably an uphill climb."
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